In the case that the State of Michigan Court of Appeals (“Michigan Appellate Court”) decided in an unpublished opinion on June 11, 2020, the Michigan medical malpractice plaintiff served the defendants with a notice of intent (“NOI”) to file a… Read More
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Michigan Appellate Court Holds Medical Malpractice Case Was Wrongfully Dismissed
The Court of Appeals, State of Michigan (“Michigan Appellate Court”) held in its “On Reconsideration” opinion filed on March 18, 2020 that “dismissal [of the plaintiff’s Michigan medical malpractice case] was not appropriate” for his failure to appear at a… Read More
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Michigan Appellate Court Affirms Medical Malpractice Defendants Not Entitled To Summary Disposition For Electrocautery Burn Claim
On August 1, 2014, the Michigan medical malpractice plaintiff underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right shoulder that was performed by the defendant surgeons. Electrocautery (the process of heating tissues with electricity to seal blood vessels and stop bleeding) was used… Read More
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Michigan Appellate Court Reverses Summary Judgment For Cardiologist In Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Lawsuit
The State of Michigan Court of Appeals (“Michigan Appellate Court”), in an unpublished opinion dated October 22, 2019, reversed summary judgment that had been granted by the trial court to the defendant cardiologist in a Michigan medical malpractice wrongful death… Read More
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Michigan Appellate Court Finds Defendant’s Expert Qualified To Testify As To Standard Of Care
The State of Michigan Court of Appeals (“Michigan Appellate Court”) held in its unpublished opinion dated December 13, 2018 that the defendant hospital’s expert was qualified to testify as to standard of care issues in a Michigan medical malpractice case…. Read More
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Michigan Appellate Court Affirms Plaintiff’s Medical Malpractice Expert’s Testimony Not Admissible
In its unpublished opinion filed on April 13, 2017, the State of Michigan Court of Appeals (“Michigan Appellate Court”) affirmed the trial court’s order granting summary disposition in favor of the defendants in a Michigan medical malpractice wrongful death case… Read More
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Michigan Supreme Court Decides Plaintiffs’ Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Was Filed Too Soon
In its decision filed on July 22, 2015, the Michigan Supreme Court held that the plaintiffs filed their medical malpractice lawsuit before the expiration of the statutory 182-day waiting period between the time that the plaintiffs gave notice of their… Read More
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New Michigan Medical Malpractice Reform Law
On January 8, 2013, the Governor of Michigan signed into law the so-called (and grossly misnamed) “Patients First Reform Package” that “clarifies” that loss of society or companionship constitutes noneconomic damages subject to Michigan’s noneconomic damages limit, provides how future damages are to be… Read More
